A special MP/MLA court in Jabalpur has ordered registration of a criminal defamation case against former chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Madhya Pradesh BJP president VD Sharma and ex-minister Bhupendra Singh on a petition by Congress’ Rajya Sabha member Vivek Tankha.
In her order on Saturday, Judicial Magistrate First Class Vishveshwari Mishra, directed for the registration of a defamation suit after prima facie finding sufficient evidence for trial, petitioner’s counsel HS Chhabra told PTI.